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culture.

63 / SHO SHO DEF
Meet South African hip-
hop artist Sho Madjozi

65 / THE C LIST
Our entertainment direc-
tor’s flavors of the month

66 / FOCUS
Go behind the scenes of
renowned artist Lorna
Simpson’s latest exhibit

68 / DRESSED TO WIN
What’s next for history-
making costume designer
Ruth E. Carter

70 / THE ARTS
One woman is deter-
mined to preserve our
stories one painting at
a time

72 / SPOTLIGHT
The late author and
creator of Afrofuturism
Octavia Butler still
inspires today

75 / BOOKS
Stay toasty with fun
reads this fall

views.

76 / TEN THINGS
WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT

80 / THE CHANGING
LANDSCAPE OF
PLUS-SIZE FASHION
Curvy girls are coming
into their own

84 / SUSTAINABLE
STYLE
Ethical fashion should be
more than a buzzword

87 / THE
OVEREXPLAINER
Our resident skeptic
tackles the issue of body
shaming

wealth.

88 / THE HIGH-END

GAME

Black creatives are disrupt-

ing the luxury fashion biz

91 / THE RECEIPTS

Tyra Banks opened the

door. Can you follow?

92 / #BLACKWOMENIN

FASHION

Five sisters share how

they’ve managed to scale

the heights

98 / UNBOSSED

Designing woman Carly

Cushnie has a story to tell

body & soul.

141 / DEAR SIS

Actress Naturi Naughton

has a powerful message

for Black women

144 / THE SOLVE

Lessons in intimacy

145 / THE NIGHTSTAND

Bring some fun to the

boudoir

146 / HAVE LOVE,

WILL TRAVEL

A couple from Kenya

are taking the ride of

their lives

149 / BLACK GIRL

APPROVED

One fearless editor got

down with Brukwine

living.

151 / THE COOL GIRLS’

GUIDE TO PARIS

Where to go and what to

do in the City of Light

154 / ESSENCE ESCAPES

Join us on a journey to

Jamaica’s south coast

156 / AT HOME WITH

This interior designer duo

invite us into their space

160 / ESSENCE EATS

New York City eateries you

can’t afford to miss

in every issue.

14 / MANIFESTO

18 / ON YOUR MIND

20 / CONTRIBUTORS

165 / WHERE TO BUY

166 / HORORSCOPE

168 / A WORD

Wisdom from the late

Yves St. Laurent

Kadija

Diawara

balances her

faith and her

passion for

modeling

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